Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction 2nd type eagle with flared

2nd type eagle with flared tail

(Schutzstaffel Gürtelschnalle)

British War Medal (204731 PTE

Ryder Richardson RNVR

with photo of the recipient

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction 2nd type eagle with flared(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath,joined together at the bottom by a belt bearing a central letter R, around a mounted horse on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 41. 92 mm (w) x 51. 88 mm (h), weighing 14. 5 grams, with only traces amounts of gilt finish